More Examples of Viral Non-Truths
12 More Viral Photos That Are Totally Fake
From “mailing” children, to John Lennon playing Guitar with Che Guevara. Not true.
Be suspicious folks, be very suspicious. 😉
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12 More Viral Photos That Are Totally Fake
From “mailing” children, to John Lennon playing Guitar with Che Guevara. Not true.
Be suspicious folks, be very suspicious. 😉
Follow these topics: SocialNetworking
Sadly, this is true, the algorithms are programmed to give us more of what we want, and we are the ones sharing this crap. But while Russian meddling is a serious problem, the current sentiment toward Silicon Valley borders on scapegoating. Facebook and Twitter are just a mirror, reflecting us. They reveal a society that…
Should we be overly concerned with the information people might be inadvertently sharing on social networks when many still haven’t learned about the dangers of using a cell phone in public? That story reminds me of the time we were taking the train to Chicago and one of our fellow passengers spent part of the…
I love his response to anyone who suggests that we don’t need privacy if we aren’t doing anything wrong. OK, go ahead and email me the passwords to ALL of your email accounts so I can troll through, read what I want, publish what I find interesting, etc. Also note the way people like Eric…
Proving your identity and your age eliminates the ability for anyone to remain anonymous. You might argue that is a good thing, but I’ll take the opposite side. There are plenty of reasons for someone to remain anonymous online, and why we’d be worse off eliminating that. Whistleblowers, political dissidents of fascist governments, victims of childhood and spousal abuse, people dealing with mental health issues, women, the LGBTQ community, and many others have legitimate reasons to fear being identified. Do we want to eliminate them all from the public space?
One of my favorite tools for keeping Facebook from becoming a frustrating mess is going away. “Facebook is shutting down Friend List Feeds sometime today, according to a message posted in the Facebook app. The feature allowed users to scroll through only those posts from one of their designated friend lists — for example, family,…
This is a really good reminder to not rely on a third-party to be the home of all of your stuff. You may end up losing it forever. Despite the constant flurries of social startups (Vine! Snapchat! TikTok! Ello! Meerkat! Peach! Path! Yo!), when the dust was blown off the chisel, the 2010s revealed that…
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